KOLKATA: The rebellion within the TMC took a decisive turn on Wednesday, as 58 dissident MLAs backed legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, who has been expelled from the party, as the leader of the legislature party and conveyed their decision to the West Bengal Assembly speaker.
In response, the Mamata Banerjee camp dissolved all organisational committees of the TMC in West Bengal amid a deepening power struggle.
The twin developments marked the most serious internal challenge faced by the TMC since its formation, raising questions over who controls the party’s legislative wing, its organisational machinery, and casting doubt on the party’s future after its crushing defeat in the assembly elections.
